MMA Roots: When Ebenezer Fontes Braga Stole the Show Organizers decided to bring in fighters from all over Brazil for a resolve-testing tournament at Freestyle de Belem 2 on Aug. 30, 1996.

Rankings Tracker: UFC Fight Night 237, PFL ‘PFL vs. Bellator Champs’ A host of world-class competitors populate the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Professional Fighters League lineups on Saturday in Mexico...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Matt Hughes Turns 50 The two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder was King of the Welterweights for the better part of five years and proved to be one of...

Sherdog’s Top 10: Greatest Pride FC Fighters Lev Pisarsky presents Sherdog's list of the greatest fighters in Pride Fighting Championships history.

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Jiri Prochazka Turns 30 Long revered as one of the sport’s most violent and entertaining performances, the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight...

Preview: UFC Fight Night 134 ‘Shogun vs. Smith’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship makes its sixth trip to Germany, and its second to Hamburg, continuing a somewhat frustrating relationship that the promotion seems to have with the country. Despite the UFC's sometimes lukewarm...

Fabricio Werdum: By The Numbers The former heavyweight champion will face Marcin Tybura in the UFC Fight Night 121 headliner this Saturday in Australia.

Vale Tudo Relics: Beginnings from the Amazon Rainforest At Jungle Fight 1 in September 2003, UFC 198 headliner Fabricio Werdum and co-headliner Ronaldo Souza fought on Brazilian soil for the first time.

Fabricio Werdum, From the Beginning A chance meeting in a shoe store led “Vai Cavalo” to Brazilian jiu-jitsu and set him on a path to mixed martial arts greatness.

Sherdog’s Top 10: Overachievers For a number of accomplished mixed martial artists, grit, determination, durability and technical skill often trump athletic talent.